What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto your device when you access a website.
What do cookies do?
It allows the website to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. In short, cookies help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website.
Are all cookies the same?
Not exactly.
Cookies may differ depending on their duration or on their origin.
- There are 2 types of duration for cookies:
- Session cookies which are temporary and will only be stored in the memory of your browser while it is open. As soon as the browser is closed, the cookie will be removed from your its history.
- Persistent cookies which have an expiration date stuck to them. These cookies are not removed when the browser is closed but are removed after the expiry date is reached. These durations are set in accordance with the purpose served by the cookies. You can also manually delete these cookies.
- Cookies can originate from different sources:
- First-party cookies are created by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies are created by third-party vendors and placed by the website owner for different purposes.
You can find more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, at www.aboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Web beacons
Web beacons (also known as internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs) are typically transparent graphic images placed on a website. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to consider the actions of our website’s visitors. We may use beacons to obtain information such as the IP address of the machine that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears or the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page was consulted, and the version of browser used to visit the page.
IP addresses and URLs
An IP address is a unique identifier that certain devices use to identify and communicate over the Internet. When you visit our website, we may view the IP address of the device used to connect to the internet via the aforementioned web beacons. This information is used to determine the general physical location of the device. We may use this information to change the way we present our sites to enhance your visit.
A URL (uniform resource locator) is a unique identifier or address for each resource on the internet. For instance, it is the address for the web page that you are visiting. We will use this information to see which pages are visited and the way that you navigate through our website.
How do I change my cookie settings?
Capgemini respects your right to privacy; therefore, you can choose not to consent to the use of some types of cookies on this page.
Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
We do recommend that you leave the cookies active to enjoy the fullest experience on our website. Please be aware that choosing not to enable certain types of cookies may impact your experience of the website and the availability of some services.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Opera
Apple Safari
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
What types of cookies do we use?
Here is a list of the cookies we use on our website:
| Cookies | Description | Expiration | Category |
| __RequestVerificationToken | This cookie is set by ASP.NET and is necessary for the security of the page, to protect users and the website against attacks. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| _fbp | Tracks user behavior on your website and other sites that use Facebook’s advertising services. It helps in delivering personalized ads to users based on their browsing habits and interactions. | 90 Days | Marketing |
| _ga | The cookie is created for the analytics tool Google Analytics and is used to collect web statistics about the use of the website and makes it possible to distinguish between new and returning visitors to the website. | 2 years | Statistical |
| _ga_* | The cookie is created for the analytics tool Google Analytics and is used to collect web statistics about the use of the website and makes it possible to distinguish between new and returning visitors to the website. | 2 Years | Stastical |
| _gat_UA-* | The cookie is created for the analytics tool Google Analytics and is used to collect web statistics about the use of the website and makes it possible to distinguish between new and returning visitors to the website. | 2 years | Statistical |
| _gcl_au | The cookie is created for the campaign tool Google Adsens to keep track of conversions. | 90 Days | Marketing |
| _gid | The cookie is created for the analytics tool Google Analytics and is used to collect web statistics about the use of the website and makes it possible to distinguish between new and returning visitors to the website. | 1 day | Statistical |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is set by Google reCAPTCHA to provide spam protection. | 6 months | Functional |
| _guid | This cookie is set by Linkedin to store and track a visitor's identity. | 70 Days | Marketing |
| _Secure-* | These are secure cookies set by Google to store encrypted user data and preferences | 1 Year |
Functional
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| aam_uuid | Set by Adobe Audience Manager, this cookie is used for user identification across different platforms. | 3 Days | Marketing |
| AEC | AEC cookies ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. These cookies prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge | 6 Months | Marketing |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | This cookie is set by the Linkedin to store and track visits across websites. | 30 days | Statistical |
| APISID | Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer once you click on the YouTube video player. Used to personalise Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions. | 1 Yeas | Marketing |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Temporary cookie required to identify the user session on the server. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| bcookie | Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform | 1 Year | Marketing |
| BIGipServer~DOMAIN~ | Temporary cookie required to identify the user session on the server. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser. | Session | Strictly necessary |
| cf_clearance | A cookie used by Cloudflare, clearance Cookie stores the proof of challenge passed. It is used to no longer issue a challenge if present. It is required to reach an origin server. | 1 Year | Functional |
| ConsentCookie | Used by Cookie consent to store visitors level of consent. | 1 Year | Strictly necessary |
| dfpfpt | Set by DoubleClick to track user interactions with ads and improve ad targeting. | 10 Months | Marketing |
| DSID | A DoubleClick cookie used by Google to store user preferences and manage personalized ads across Google services. | 7 Days | Marketing |
| EPiForm_BID | Used when filling out a form, to keep track of which fields are filled in. | 30 Days | Strictly necessary |
| EPiForm_VisitorIdentifier | Used when you submit a form, to keep track of which user has submitted which form. | 30 Days | Strictly necessary |
| HSID | A cookie set by Google services that contains encrypted user ID and login details. | 1 Year | Functional |
| IDE | Google uses these cookies to track user behavior across different sites where Google’s ad services are used. | 6 Months | Marketing |
| li_gc | Used to store consent of guests regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. | 6 Months | Marketing |
| li_sugr | This cookie is set by Linkedin to store and track a visitor's identity. | 90 Days | Marketing |
| liap | Used to maintain user authentication across LinkedIn services and to enhance security. | 11 Months | Marketing |
| lidc | This cookie is set by LinkedIn and used for routing. | Marketing | |
| LOGIN_INFO | A cookie used by YouTube to store user preferences and login information. | 10 Months | Functional |
| lpvxxxxx | This LPV cookie is set by Pardot to keep track of multiple page views on a single asset over a 30-minute session. | Session | Preferences |
| NID | The NID cookie is mainly used by Google to store user preferences and to personalize the ads displayed across Google services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Google Maps. | 6 Months | Marketing |
| OGP | A cookie used by Google to manage user preferences related to the viewing of maps and other embedded content. | 6 Days | Functional |
| OGPC | A cookie that stores user preferences and information about how users interact with Google services. | 6 Days | Functional |
| pardot | This LPV cookie is set by Pardot to keep track of multiple page views on a single asset over a 30-minute session. | Session | Marketing |
| pi_opt_in* | This cookie is set by Pardot to store privacy preferences. | 11 Months | Functional |
| PREF | A cookie that stores user preferences and other information, such as preferred language or the number of search results to display per page. | 1 Year | Functional |
| SAPISID | A cookie set by Google services to build a profile of the user's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. | 1 Year | Marketing |
| SID | A security cookie that contains encrypted records of a user’s Google account ID and the most recent sign-in time. | 1 Year | Functional |
| SIDCC | A security cookie used by Google to protect users’ data from unauthorized access. | 1 Year | Functional |
| SSID | A Google cookie used to store user preferences and information when interacting with Google services. | 1 Year |
Marketing |
| test_cookie | Test cookie used by Google DoubleClick to check that cookies can be set. | 1 Day | Marketing |
| UserMatchHistory | This cookie is set by linkedin to provide ad delivery or retargeting. | 30 Days | Marketing |
| Visitor_id* | This cookie is set for visitors by the Pardot tracking code. | 1 Year | Marketing |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is set by the YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. |
6 Months |
Marketing |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. | 6 Months | Marketing |
| YSC | This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. | Session | Marketing |
Contact Us
If you have any queries in relation to this notice or our use of cookies, please contact us at: dpocapgemini.be@capgemini.com
You can learn more on how Capgemini processes your Personal Data by consulting our Privacy Notice